The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
THE OLD SETTLER.
He Witnesses the Match Game Between the
Aollowback Aad Daisy Cutter Mines.

He Witnesses the Match Game Between the
Aollowbaek and Daisy Cutter Nines.
"Grandpop," said little Peleg the other
day o. he appeared before the Old Settler In
the full glory OF red flannel shirt. green
knickerbockers. and yellow-and -blue-strired
cap" the Hollow Backs is comm from Sleeper's
Corners this afternoon to play match with
our nine. and. II you want to see US get away
with EN-. come over to the Sheep Sorrsl Mead
ow and watch tho game"
"0h. they be. be they p. said tho Old Settler.
putting his speotacles down ON his nose and
looking Peleg all over. Tho Holler Backs Is
comm. hsy1 An they m gointer play match
with our nine, be they2 Pm right glad to hear
It Peleg. but hain't ezucly got the heft O.
wat the esllybrations to be. Who Is the Holler
Bseksi Then. sg'in. don't member list wat
we've got nine Of tht they'd DO likely to play
with. But moro specially. an to the pint.
sonny, 70 haint gointer foller q hand-organ
on DO YET That haint the reason yer rigged
up 90 gorjus an permiscus. is it7 You toll not.
Pslsg, an haint never heerd O. yer spinnin'
nothin' but tops. but Ill bet big red herrin'
eh't sooman in all his glory never slunR on
ssch style as them. Goshtlmightyi l must go
git piece O. smoked glass SOS kin bear to
look at ye. for yer like sun-up in July, an 20
hurt my eyes"
Why. I'm one Of our nine grandpop." re-
piled Pelog. land this Is my suit to play in.
lou see. our nine Is the Daisy Cutters. and we
ohannelsed tho Hollow Backs to come up and
play US match game. They've had the nerve
70 Dept the channels and there hain't any
ming left for US to do but to 70 out and sweep
me earth with en-" =
"Ye don't tell mel" exclaimed the Old Set
tier. Wall. now. wouldn't n thunk 1t.
reckon I'll 90 over an see the fun. How many
pints do 70 play, Pelegf Is 1t anything like
whistle jack or seven up2 II it Is kin put
70 up to some tricks hatn be wuth heap to
20, sonny"
Taint cards, grandpopl" said Peleg. It's
Dali base ball It's the Daisy Cutters against
the Hollow Backs. and I'm beginning to feel
SCrry t9r tho Hollow Backs already. Snagsy
s ston y ths catcher fer our nine and he can
BBfISis RIFE r. 10 ever ssep lm the ,in,dandiest
them shuinps from Slaonar's l;orns RS never can
w pm simmons, and know II. But you Just
ior ib aha nSt!ce tue way yell pound the pitcher
tnoeE ho lGW gseE ESc AKA G p"ra'Se MIN ana
s. %G.at W Iill Simmons" exclaimed tho Old
SSuns In Sorfy for that fer II thus any ny
well &c Bill simaons. II thSy can't hit him,
Snd want some uno ,th't kin, I'll he thar. an, Il
Tue Holsr Back chap all over tho Held. ye
s SSY9,,sr hs Essrigl. Peleg. Fair play,s level,
bh n you, your crowd goes 10 takln' any, vantage o
Eanln, E.ght now th't III take hand IN. A
oIre e asi Gxa an nS iayors sonny Or thul be
NJ 70 hAint got on the bills"
releg made up his mind that he had no time
u make any further explanations to his grand
and zoe the fun, he ran OF 70 hunt up Bill Sim
mona and SHAGGY Jones. When tho Old Settler
hines had arrived and the game was almost
really 70 commence. Two or three OF the boys
Eoal the tavern had come over TO seq the
HAteh. \ dozen or Two 81 The youthful friends
~ inc DAisy Cutters and delegation that had
Ens up from the Corners with the Hollow
1oo5 M MsrS Er0npSl tozsthsr on Ihs Hrnss Ia
E s a,s. SssT Tho held Asksd SnS Of tho boys q